Accessing Windows Credential Manager from PowerShell To save credentials in this vault, check your computer configuration.Įrror Message: A specified logon session does not exist. Then if a user tries to save the password to the Windows Vault store, they will see the following error: Credential Manager Error If you want to prevent users from saving network passwords in the Credential Manager, enable the Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication GPO option under Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options.
You can start the service manually using the Services snap-in or restart your computer to start the service. The Credential Manager Service is not running. If the service is disabled, you will see the following error when trying to access the Credential Manager: Credential Manager Error